In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Todos necesitamos
Un amigo en la soledad
Ah, yeah
Feeling so alone and deserted
With people standing all around you
Should I trust someone
Should I stay off to myself
Alone with no one to talk to
It's such a helpless feeling
So anytime you feel the need
Call me when you're lonely
'Cause everybody needs a friend
To be there when you're lonely
So don't isolate yourself
Every time that I come around
A person all alone
Is an unhappy one
We need somebody near to love us
Someone (someone) who cares (who cares)
Living life all by yourselves
Impossible to do and I'll be there for you
Anytime you feel the need
Call me when you're lonely
'Cause everybody needs a friend
And I'll be yours if you're lonely, hey
(You're all alone)
If you're all alone
And a friend you need
Like a river flows
You hurt, I'll bleed
If you trust in me
We can find away
Take away the pain
Time heals all things
Even a lonely state of mind
'Cause happiness is oh so hard to find
If your lonely, I will be there
When call for me, be there for you
So anytime you feel the need (I will be there for you)
Call me when your lonely (be there with you, baby)
Anytime you need me, call me (call me, call me)
'Cause everybody needs a friend (everybody needs a friend)
To be there when they're lonely (to be there when they feel)
Don't be shy to call on me (call me, call me, baby)
When you need a friend (when you need a friend)
You can call on me (you can call on me)
Never let you down (never let you down)
Never let you down, yeah, yeah (never let you down)
Yeah, yeah
So anytime you feel the need (hold you tight)
Call me when you're lonely (be there for you always through the night)
If you're all alone and a friend in need
I'll be there for you, be there for you, oh, baby, oh, baby
If you're all alone and a friend in need
Like a river flows, you hurt, I'll bleed
If you trust in me, we can find a way
Take away the pain, time heals all things
Even a lonely state of mind
'Cause happiness is oh so hard to find
Una persona solitaria es una persona muy triste
Te quiero tanto
Un amigo en la soledad
Ah, yeah
Feeling so alone and deserted
With people standing all around you
Should I trust someone
Should I stay off to myself
Alone with no one to talk to
It's such a helpless feeling
So anytime you feel the need
Call me when you're lonely
'Cause everybody needs a friend
To be there when you're lonely
So don't isolate yourself
Every time that I come around
A person all alone
Is an unhappy one
We need somebody near to love us
Someone (someone) who cares (who cares)
Living life all by yourselves
Impossible to do and I'll be there for you
Anytime you feel the need
Call me when you're lonely
'Cause everybody needs a friend
And I'll be yours if you're lonely, hey
(You're all alone)
If you're all alone
And a friend you need
Like a river flows
You hurt, I'll bleed
If you trust in me
We can find away
Take away the pain
Time heals all things
Even a lonely state of mind
'Cause happiness is oh so hard to find
If your lonely, I will be there
When call for me, be there for you
So anytime you feel the need (I will be there for you)
Call me when your lonely (be there with you, baby)
Anytime you need me, call me (call me, call me)
'Cause everybody needs a friend (everybody needs a friend)
To be there when they're lonely (to be there when they feel)
Don't be shy to call on me (call me, call me, baby)
When you need a friend (when you need a friend)
You can call on me (you can call on me)
Never let you down (never let you down)
Never let you down, yeah, yeah (never let you down)
Yeah, yeah
So anytime you feel the need (hold you tight)
Call me when you're lonely (be there for you always through the night)
If you're all alone and a friend in need
I'll be there for you, be there for you, oh, baby, oh, baby
If you're all alone and a friend in need
Like a river flows, you hurt, I'll bleed
If you trust in me, we can find a way
Take away the pain, time heals all things
Even a lonely state of mind
'Cause happiness is oh so hard to find
Una persona solitaria es una persona muy triste
Te quiero tanto
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